“I cannot recommend Gillian Waters highly enough. We worked together through the conception, development and delivery of an extremely successful creative and educational project, which has become known as 'the Armouries Project' within the Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University , in which students produced films based on briefs supplied by the Gillian. . .

. . . Thanks to Gillian's attention to detail, imagination and dedication to ensure all interested parties were well served according to their needs, this project cemented the strong partnership between the Royal Armouries and Leeds Metropolitan University , resulting in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between them. Gillian worked closely with academic staff at the Northern Film School to develop briefs for our undergraduate students, be part of the pitching sessions, briefing sessions and development of the film projects . . .

. . . she supported the productions through to completion and very often the results were prize winning films. That we no longer have her working with us is a great loss to both academic staff and students, although her professionalism and dedication means that she has maintained contact, and I trust we will find other ways to work together in the future.”

June 28, 2011 Jennifer Granville,
Director, Northern Film School

“Gillian's passion and commitment to cultural learning and history can clearly be seen running through all of the work that she does. Working on the Initial Teacher Training programme, she demonstrated an innovative and inspirational approach to bringing cultural education to the widest possible audience. She is approachable and adaptable and tackles challenges with a 'can-do' attitude. These qualities make working with Gillian a rewarding experience.”

January 30, 2011 Penny Bull,
Strategic Commissioning Project Manager, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).

“Gillian is an innovative and intelligent, experienced museum professional with an extensive background in Education, the heritage sector & digital media. Skilful at developing and motivating teams & partnerships to achieve targets and objectives. This is combined with the energy, analytical skills & persistence to achieve the highest standards.”

December 19, 2010 Vanessa. S. Kyle,
Enabling Co-Ordinator, Royal Armouries Museum.

“I judged the work of Gillian and her department at the Royal Armouries for the Sandford Heritage Education Awards. I was mightily impressed by her dedication, professionalism and the ethos she set for her team. She is a high quality education manager and any organisation would benefit greatly from having her on board.”

December 16, 2010. Don Henson,
Judge, Sandford Heritage Education Awards.

“I enjoyed working with Gillian on a software development project - she demonstrated a cheerful willingness to get stuck in to the inevitable teething problems, and help find solutions; she could see the possibilities of the product; and she was able to relate well to the technical staff involved. It was a successful collaboration (and you can see the results at http://www.magicstudio.co.uk).”

November 10, 2009 Andrew Sawyer,
Museum Consultant/Business Development, Simulacra.

“Gillian's work on the English Civil War resulted in the production of a very comprehensive and effective education pack.”

December 9, 2010 David Blackmore,
Registrar, Royal Armouries “

“I worked with Gillian when managing a learning conference for MLA at the Royal Armouries in March 09. Gillian's cheerful good humour and positive attitude were invaluable when dealing with the many facets of conference management and she went far beyond the call of duty to ensure the event was a success. A fantastic person to work with, particularly in times of stress!”

September 4, 2009. Emma King,
Owner, Emma King Consultancy

“Gillian is a joy to work with and very accommodating. Her delivery of classes to children was a joy to witness and the children always had great fun whilst learning. A great team player, extremely capable and a fabulous lady all round - who taught me a great deal!”

August 20, 2009. Sian Foster,
Head of Marketing, Royal Armouries Museum